The Art of Wing Shooting: A Practical Treatise on the Use of the Shot-Gun
by William Bruce Leffingwell
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Salem, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Chicago and New York: Rand McNally & Company, 1895. First Printing . Hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. Red cloth gilt titles on cover and spine, patterned endpapers, illustrated throughout with photographs and drawings, 192 pages plus 6 pages of ads. Water stains to front cover, cloth slightly frayed at edges in a few spots. Rubber stamped at top of title-page and next page "Tamarack Hall Michillinda, Michigan" no other markings in book.
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- Bookseller
- The Book Shelf
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 014223
- Title
- The Art of Wing Shooting: A Practical Treatise on the Use of the Shot-Gun
- Author
- William Bruce Leffingwell
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Printing
- Publisher
- Rand McNally & Company
- Place of Publication
- Chicago and New York
- Date Published
- 1895
- Keywords
- HUNTING FIREARMS SHOOTING WATERFOWL UPLAND GAME
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